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In this case our client, the tenant, suffered a medical crisis which hospitalized him for several months. In that time he spent in hospital the landlord, knowing he was in hospital, locked him [...]

In this case our client had received an Order of Monetary Penalty – an automatic penalty imposed by merely receiving an offence by police for ‘overcrowding’ a night club. This [...]

In this case our client (a restaurant/bar) was charged with over crowding and over serving patrons. Peter Swales expertly dismantled the crown’s witnesses and demonstrated that their [...]

Our client on appeal was convicted at trial even though identification of the offending driver had not been established by the evidence presented by the prosecutor. My written arguments were [...]

Our client had a major project to build a garage. He hired a construction company whom sub-contracted integral parts of the job to another company who botched it from the start. Our client was [...]

We commonly receive calls from landlords asking if they can evict a tenant because they want to list the property for sale. The quick answer is No, it’s not that simple. But if you know what [...]

Rights and Responsibilities for Landlords in Ontario How has the pandemic affected being a landlord or a tenant? There has been many changes to the Residential Tenancies Act in the last couple [...]

The courts of Ontario have moved almost completely to conducting all hearings to virtual platforms. The vast majority are conducted by ZOOM. SW Legal Services PC paralegals have extensive [...]

The Ontario government has made increased penalties to all convictions for Driving With Handheld Device under s.78.1 of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act. If you are convicted for driving while [...]

Have you just finished your education to become a paralegal? Are you looking for some new career opportunities as a paralegal in law firms? If so, you might want to take a note of your overall [...]